مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1201 to 1400
أَحَبُّ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَتْقِيَاءُ الْأَخْفِيَاءُ
The most beloved servants to Allah are the pious, hidden ones
Hadith 1298
1298 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ جَامِعٍ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ، ثنا شَاذُ بْنُ فَيَّاضٍ، ثنا أَبُو قَحْذَمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِمُعَاذٍ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ قَالَ: حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِ هَذَا الْقَبْرِ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَدْنَى الرِّيَاءِ شِرْكٌ وَأَحَبُّ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَتْقِيَاءُ الْأَخْفِيَاءُ، الَّذِينَ إِذَا غَابُوا لَمْ يُفْتَقَدُوا وَإِذَا شَهِدُوا لَمْ يُعْرَفُوا، أُولَئِكَ أَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَى وَمَصَابِيحُ الْعِلْمِ»
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was weeping, so he said: "Mu'adh! Why are you weeping?" He replied: "Because of the hadith which I heard from the one in this grave, meaning the Prophet (peace be upon him), that: 'Indeed, even a small amount of showing off is shirk, and the unknown pious people are Allah's beloved servants. When they are absent from a gathering, they are not sought after, and when they are present, they are not recognized. These people are the leaders of guidance and the lamps of knowledge.'"
